Which form is this? DA Form 7541-1-4, official title SCORECARD FOR M41 IMPROVED TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ITAS) GUNNERY: TABLE 4, ADVANCED CREW BASELINE, used to scorecard for m41 improved target acquisition system (itas) gunnery: table 4, advanced crew baseline. That is the whole answer in one sentence. What follows explains the version, the file and the entries.
Is this the current version? The edition offered here is dated 11/01/2015, published with the status ACTIVE. That date is the version number of a military form; there is no other.
Do I fill this in myself? Usually yes, unless an administrative office keeps the record for you, in which case they enter what you supply. The form itself belongs to T2COM and is prescribed by 3-22.32. It runs to 1 page(s) and about 200 fields.
What the form asks for
- ATT_Day
- ATT_Engagements
- ATT_Night
- Automatic_Zero
- Baseline1
- Baseline10
- Baseline2
- Baseline3
- Baseline4
- Baseline5
- Baseline6
- Baseline7
- Baseline8
- Baseline9
- Combined
- Combined_Total
- Commander
- Commanders_Signature
- Crew_Cuts
- Crew_Cuts1
- Crew_Cuts10
- Crew_Cuts11
- Crew_Cuts12
- Crew_Cuts13
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Is a signature really the last step? Yes, and without it you have a draft, not a form. Who else signs? Whoever the form calls for — reviewer, approver, witness — in printed block order, each dated as of the day they sign. Which errors cause the most returns? Blank mandatory fields lead, followed by identification numbers with two digits swapped, dates written day-for-month, and leftover data in a reused file that goes forward as though it were meant.
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Which other forms travel with this one? Those found by series and number: DA series documents sharing a proponent or a governing directive are frequently needed in combination, and a form referenced on the face of another generally accompanies it. Do you assemble them before or after sending? Before. Continuation sheets, cover sheets and transmittals are part of the same package.
When is an edition replaced? When the proponent revises the form and publishes a new edition date. What should you do with a copy kept on your own machine? Check its date against the edition in force before reusing it. Does the change reach backwards? It does not; work already completed on an earlier edition remains valid as filed.
What exactly is this site? A place to download reproductions of published Department of the Army documents. Is it part of the Department of the Army? No — it is independent, issues no forms of its own, and has no authority over any of them. Can it tell you whether your completed form will be accepted? It cannot, and nothing written here is legal advice. Who answers the real questions? T2COM or the administrative office servicing your unit, on any question of entry, requirement or eligibility.
Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7541-1-4?
- SCORECARD FOR M41 IMPROVED TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ITAS) GUNNERY: TABLE 4, ADVANCED CREW BASELINE
- Which edition is current?
- 11/01/2015
- Who is responsible for this form?
- T2COM
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA